IMAGE VIA BOULDER WEEKLY Since publishing "Fentanyl in the Family" about author Ben Westhoff’s dive into the "deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic" via DigBoston and BINJ last month, we have worked with several alternative weekly outlets across the … [Read more...]
FENTANYL IN THE FAMILY
Lethal doses of heroin (left), carfentanil (center), and fentanyl (right) | (Public domain image via US Drug Enforcement Administration) Ben Westhoff’s dive into the 'deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic' is the most frightening book of the year, … [Read more...]
THERE’S MUCH MORE TO THE MASS STATE POLICE SCANDAL THAN IS BEING REPORTED
News broke this morning, via the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, that “former President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts (SPAM) [Dana Pullman] and the union’s former … [Read more...]
ARLINGTON FOLLOW-UP: SQUANDERED JUSTICE
Public information requests reveal town's behind-the-scenes response to police controversy In June, DigBoston published an article, “Restorative Ruckus,” about Arlington Police Department Lieutenant Richard (Rick) Pedrini, whose … [Read more...]
HAMPDEN COUNTY’S PEPPER SPRAY PROBLEM
Use of force reports from the Hampden County Correctional Center reveal disproportionate use of chemical force against prisoners with psychiatric disabilities In a video posted on Masslive last year, Sgt. Joseph Celetti, a Hampden … [Read more...]